diff -u linux-2.4.mine/lib/Config.in linux-2.4.mine/lib/Config.in
--- linux-2.4.mine/lib/Config.in	2003-06-14 22:41:08.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.4.mine/lib/Config.in	2003-08-02 08:19:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-if [ "$CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL" = "y" ]; then
+if [ "$CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL" = "y" -a \
+     "$CONFIG_HOTPLUG" = "y" ]; then
    tristate 'Hotplug firmware loading support (EXPERIMENTAL)' CONFIG_FW_LOADER
 fi